boreal moonwort vs Gansu Shrew

Botrychium boreale compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• boreal moonwort is Near Threatened while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Botrychium	Sorex
Species	Botrychium boreale	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boreal moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boreal moonwort

The Boreal moonwort (Botrychium boreale) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.